The Pacific Humanitarian Warehousing Program (PHWP) Monitoring, Evaluation, Research, and Learning (MERL) Journey: What are we doing differently?

The Pacific Humanitarian Warehousing Program (PHWP), being implemented across 15 participating countries1, provided a rare opportunity to reimagine how MERL can meaningfully contribute to ensuring sovereign warehouse storage and response...

Australia and PNG Sign Defense Treaty, Agreement With Vanuatu Delayed

Last week, Papua New Guinea approved a new treaty with Australia, the Pukpuk Treaty, under which the two countries commit to defending each other in the event of an attack. Meanwhile, Australia is still seeking to finalize the Nakamal Agreement...

From remote islands to the DMZ, UC Santa Barbara student hit 118 countries before turning 20

Keep up with LAist. If you're enjoying this article, you'll love our daily newsletter, The LA Report. Each weekday, catch up on the 5 most pressing stories to start your morning in 3 minutes or less. Arjun Malaviya is an overachiever and a...

Micronesia’s exit from the Pacific Islands Forum

By Graeme Dobell The slow-motion crash of Micronesia’s break with the Pacific Islands Forum has reached the one-year mark. Back on 8 February 2021, the Micronesia five—the Federated States of Micronesia, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Nauru and...

Nauruans to vote on new parliament and constitutional change

Voters in Nauru will head to the polls this weekend to decide on two important decisions. One is to elect members of parliament, and the other is to decide on whether to change the country’s constitution. In the lead-up to the vote, Nauru is also...

Pacific Growth to Accelerate in 2025 on Resource Strength — ADB

Economic growth in the Pacific is expected to pick up next year, buoyed by strong resource output in Papua New Guinea (PNG), according to the Asian Development Outlook (ADO) September 2025, released on 6 October by the Asian Development Bank...

Australia lacks ‘legitimate objective’ in fast-tracking Nauru deportations, Labor-led committee finds

The Albanese government does not have a “legitimate objective” in denying fair hearings to those set to be deported to Nauru and could place Australia in breach of international human rights obligations, a Labor-chaired committee has found. The...

Nauru election week begins with music festival and beauty pageant

The Nauru Electoral Commission hosted its official candidate ballot draw on Friday, 3 October 2025 following the formal closure of the nomination and withdrawal period. Photo: Nauru Media News - NTV Nauruans will head to the polls on Saturday for...

'Bread and butter' issues to dominate Nauru elections - Academic

Early morning view of Nauru. Photo: New Zealand Herald/Jason Oxenham A former Pacific Islands Forum advisor says "bread and butter" will be the focus for the Nauru elections on Saturday, likely not geopolitics, which have been dominating...

Pacific Island Forum’s leadership crisis comes into focus as leaders arrive in Fiji to resolve tensions

Several top Pacific Island leaders will today sit down for an extraordinary meeting that they hope will resolve the leadership crisis threatening to split the region’s peak diplomatic body. The Australian government has played a crucial role in...

What Pacific Island leaders told the UN about climate, conflict and peace

A banner at UN Headquarters on the second day of the general debate of the General Assembly’s eightieth session. Photo: UN Photo / Loey Felipe Pacific Island leaders took turns addressing the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York,...

What Pacific Island leaders told the UN General Assembly about climate, conflict and peace

A banner at UN Headquarters on the second day of the general debate of the General Assembly’s eightieth session. Photo: UN Photo / Loey Felipe Pacific Island leaders took turns addressing the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York,...

From remote islands to the DMZ, an intrepid teen hits 118 countries before turning 20

Arjun Malaviya is an overachiever and a planner. So, when he told his parents that he wanted to save up for a solo gap year to travel the world, they weren't all that surprised. Now, at 19 years old, he's got five completely full passports and a...

The European Union and the Pacific Community boost border security in Marshall Islands with advanced X-Ray technology

Photo: European Union Ambassador Barbara Plinkert and Marshall Islands Minister Anthony Muller, key handover of the Airport X-ray machine The Republic of Marshall Islands (RMI) has received a state-of-the-art X-ray machine to reinforce border...

Strategic Minerals and the False Promise of Seabed Mining

By Drake Long On April 29, a small seabed mining enterprise known as The Metals Company (TMC) formally submitted an application to NOAA to commence commercial-scale mining in an area of the ocean known as the Clarion-Clipperton Zone. This followed...

Climate superpowers, a new Ebola outbreak and how to eat less plastic

Want to get the ThinkLandscape digest in your inbox? Sign up here. You’re probably aware that eating less meat can benefit your health. But did you know that if we all switched to more plant-based diets, it could save millions of lives each year?...

Pacific makes powerful impact at World Expo

The Pacific region is making a strong impression at this year's World Expo in Japan. Countries represented include Papua New Guinea, Sāmoa, Tonga, Tuvalu, Palau, the Marshall Islands, Fiji, the Federated States of Micronesia, Nauru, the Solomon...

Palestine and the Pacific

Why have island nations been so prominent among supporters of Israel? By Nic Maclellan Standing beside Benjamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem on 17 September, Fijian prime minister Sitiveni Rabuka declared that “the people of Fiji share a very close...

Georgian Dream-installed president mentions occupation and Ukraine war in UN speech without naming Russia

Kavelashvili’s speech at the UN Georgian Dream-installed president Mikheil Kavelashvili said in his speech at the 80th session of the UN General Assembly that “the people of Georgia will not tolerate ultimatums, blackmail, or intimidation,”...

Australian government extends use of Nauru as a refugee prison

Without any prior public notification or scrutiny, the Australian Labor government has just extended a contract for the running of an asylum seeker prison on the tiny Pacific island of Nauru until at least 2027. Accommodation in the Nauru offshore...